New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-14
CHARACTER OF THE REVOLUTION.

IMPRISONMENT OF THE FORMER PREMIER-ACIioN
OF THE KING-THE NEW MINISTER'S
eAN FRANCISCO, July 13.-The steamer Australia
from Honolulu July 5, which arrived here to-day
brought Hawaiian intelligence Of that date No fur
ther outbreaks demonstrations Of any character oc-
CURED after those described having taken place o
Friday and Saturday July and July q which resu'ou
In the overthrow of the Gibson Ministry ana In oo-
tanning from King Kalakaua written piedge 70 pro,
mote constitutional reform and submit To the VIII VI
the people The military continue to remain on
duty but no further public meetings have been heid'
The new ministry have assumed control ana q ne"
constitution was to be laid before the King Oh
the day the steamship sailed. Ex-Premier "ioso"
ana his son-in-Iaw, F. H. Haysclden, who were &-
rested On June 80, were held In jail until saturday
nicht Juv @ when by reason Of his age, Mr.. Gibson
was taken by order Of the new attorney general W
bis home where he remains under military guaru'
His trial was set for July O. Cyprian webb, secretary
10 the ex-Miniscr Of Foreign Affairs, who was aso
arrested was released on bail The excitcmen. 10
the kingd had apparently subsided by Mondsy' July
4, that the American natonai hohd@y "'o oe
brated at Honolulu fully 5000 persons being present
Three Honolulu papers In comments upon inc
change of administration predict that no further pnpc
outbreaks will occur, provided the new constitution
Is adopted and reform inaugurated iho h@"~'
Gazetter Of July 5, In an editorial says Inc "oiu
OF the King cannot be taken by the people, ~ n.'
proven again and again snst " 10 "o' "'
paper It Is written on" 49,,
revIew Of the occurrences at Honolulu which
reeulted in the collapse of the Ministry and arrest
Of the chief advisers VI hins mar
akaua for alleged malfeasanoe, misappropn"'
ton Of money. and other crimes makes up
near that tho King was inclined to make stand
asainst the populace but that he was quickly as
abused of tho idea that he could mako
suocessful Hght When the steamer Australia arrived
from San Francisco with nearly 1000 STAND oi An'
the popuiace at once armed and then tho mass noe'
ing was called which sent the utlmatum 10 TIC hh"s
All tho approaches to the palace wore baired anu
Gatlng guns had been placed In the palace together
with q consider abe quantity OF firearms. ~heh !"
beca evident that the populaco really meaot I'd
aght the retainers Of the King began quickly 10 ois
appear and no had alternative put 10 concooo
everything, and even then he appeared 10 ioar 'na'
his life was In danger, which caused him to ASK the
United States Minister and other foreign Governments
rep,cseni sves 10 assum control Vt affairs tempo
rarIy ON saturday night, July /, peace having
beon restored, the Citizens Comnit.ec pos. s w,d w
maintain order and requesting the citizens not TO ap
pear on tho streets armed qni npsdv discovered
that ali the public funds have been exhausted Inc
daily bulletins declare that IN addTn Scnass 10 sne "avs
disappeared, and that loan funds had been used TO
The Bulletin" says @The treasury Is empty
and there Is only the balance Of the last loan remit
ss'I Sas received IN two insls mens from london via
San Francisco s9i000. but II Is paying Interest on
4 mill On dollars, wnlc the manipulators OF the ioan
have been holding tho bsiaLce Without reference tO
the loan act. Zach condition OF things Ii intol-
ersble." All the firearms and ammunition consigned
TO the late Government have becn removed TO the
Government Building and placed under military
guard
William l. Green. the new Prime Minister. was
eorp In London England but has resided Ia Honolul
Since 1881. Re Is large iron merchant Lorrins
Thurston Minister 0f the Interior, Is son OF the
Rev. Asa U. Thurston aud was born IN honOiui Ia
1863 He wss educated at Columbia College, New
York Godfrey Brown, M,msir' "f FUragn Affairs,
was born In New York aud has been engaged ip
business in tho United rtaies and HonoluI Clarence
Ashford, Attorney General, was born In Port Hope,
Ont In 1857 and was educated at Ann Arbor,
Mich He has becn tho island since January,